A roved for Release 2018 09 05 C06749282 PPROVED FOR RELEASE - Historical Programs Staff - 30 August 2018 y EUROPE•AFRICA 1 USSR Ukralne crop fatl ure refflrted•-US Mllltary Attaehe London has lea med from a reliable source » that a three-month drought m the Ukraine will result m loss of half the planned gram hanest see Daily Summary for 24 May item 1 The source ''lndleatedu that Stalin's recent refusal to promise gra ta for relief was prompted by t he expected crop deterioration 2 ROMANIA US p ot ests arrest of emp_ e f t_-General Schuyler us delegate ACC reports that a the F-urnsma n Government bas arrested and Jailed two Bwnaman c vUlains employed by the us and b a • show of force was necessary to prevent the arrest ot another R 1mantan oa Schuyler's staff Schuyler st ates that a none of the Rumanlans hlvolved was engaged in any political activities and b a protest to the met Deputy Chairman ACC elldted tke reply that the sltuatlon prlmar11y involved the US mlsslon and tile Rumanian Govmmn which a sovereign natl en mut have full jurls dictton over all lts clt1sens Schuyler believes that the matter can be settled locally The state Department bas formally protestod to the Rumanian Government against this ''outrageoua tmeriereace in us actlvtttes I D«i has demanded the ltnmedlat e eessatfm of such molestattOD and the release of the arrested empk yees 3 YUGOSLAVIA §lpfflealllce of Tito vlslt to MOSSff••US and British mllttary authorltles fn Caserta pumt out that a tbe Yugoslav demands for closing the US F rnba radio n Belgrade and suspension ot us and UK a tr operations in Yvgoslavla co1ncide with Tito's vtslt to Moscow and b Tito was accompanied by b1s Chief of staff and ot her afflcers of such lmnmiance that the object of tbelr 1'1stt ''could reasonably be regarded''• of operational matters -'' · thedlscusslon The US Naval Atoaehe Belgrade believes that Tl s vtsit a in• dfcates a possible offensive against Trieste and b Is connected with a Yugoslav order for regtstr on bf 8 June af all reserve officers and men The us Commamtng General Mediterranean Theatre bas in- stzucted the us Mlllt ary Attache Be grade to continue operation of t he us F-mbassy raclio unless he receives contrary orders from the state Departinent 0 ' ----in • Document fo NO CHANGE - Class 0 DECLASSIFIED Class CH UJGED TO TS S DDA Memo 4 Anr 77 DDA RI G 77 1763 1 aMAe t91 BY o It G